Mandarin Oriental

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By Trent Ogle · December 4, 2009 · 11:00 p.m.

CityCenter's Mandarin Oriental makes it's Las Vegas debut.

CityCenter condos may outperform market: Friday, February 5, 2010; By Buck Wargo; CityCenter is starting to finalize sales of condominiums, which coincides with already difficult conditions in the Las Vegas high-rise condo market, analysts said.

Goodman: CityCenter won't hurt downtown Las Vegas: Mayor says downtown and Strip properties help each other bring in visitors; Thursday, December 10, 2009; By Dave Toplikar; Some might think the opening of CityCenter this month would draw traffic away from Las Vegas' downtown. But that's not the way Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman sees it.

CityCenter unveils financing program for condo buyers: CityCenter closings are scheduled to begin in January; Wednesday, December 9, 2009; By Las Vegas Sun Staff; Three weeks before CityCenter starts closing on condominiums, it unveiled a program today to provide financing to some buyers and help others arrange for the loans they need. CityCenter buyers have been awaiting word on the program because of the difficulty in obtaining high-end loans to purchase condominiums.

The golden rule of service: SIX QUESTIONS FOR JENNIFER LYNN: Spa pampers its employees, who pass treatment on to customers; Saturday, December 5, 2009; By Liz Benston; Spa-industry veteran Jennifer Lynn acknowledges what out-of-towners have increasingly been complaining about: Customer service — long a Las Vegas hallmark — is suffering as financially beleaguered hotels can’t afford to pamper run-of-the-mill guests as they used to.

CityCenter’s Mandarin Oriental makes Vegas debut: Luxury hotel is the third and final CityCenter property opening this week; Friday, December 4, 2009; By Richard N. Velotta; One of the world’s most prestigious hotel brands made its Las Vegas debut today when the 47-story Mandarin Oriental opened at the $8.5 billion CityCenter. It was the third building of this week’s phased opening at MGM Mirage’s Strip resort campus and sets the stage for the Dec. 16 launch of Aria.

New LEED certifications cement CityCenter's green status: Energy column:; Friday, November 27, 2009; By Nicole Lucht; All eyes are turned toward CityCenter as the green giant prepares to open next month.

CityCenter hotel welcomes new employees with gala: 47-story Mandarin Oriental hotel and residence scheduled to open Dec. 4; Sunday, November 22, 2009; By Kyle B. Hansen; One of CityCenter’s properties held a special event Saturday to welcome its 400 new employees. Mandarin Oriental’s Day of Delight included performances by local entertainers and a parade to show fans from all of the properties in the worldwide hotel group.

Two more CityCenter structures earn high green ratings: Mandarin Oriental and Veer Towers both get LEED Gold certifications; Friday, November 20, 2009; By Amanda Finnegan; Mandarin Oriental and Veers have both reached the high environmental standard, bringing the total of LEED Gold certified facilities to six. Others include Crystals retail district, Vdara, ARIA’s hotel tower and separately, its convention center and theater.

How CityCenter’s room rates will compare with Strip rivals’: Tuesday, October 20, 2009; By Liz Benston; Online reservation sites are offering discounted room prices that reflect the effects of the recession on the three hotels opening for business in December at MGM Mirage’s CityCenter complex.

CityCenter reduces condo prices 30 percent: MGM Mirage planning one-on-one meetings with buyers; Monday, October 5, 2009; By Liz Benston; CityCenter has reduced prices of its condos by 30 percent in an effort to satisfy concerns from condominium buyers who signed purchase contracts for the units more than two years ago, when the real estate market was booming. "We believe that in this economic climate this price reduction is an appropriate step to take on behalf of our buyers as to provide them greater flexibility in closing on their residences," Bobby Baldwin, president and CEO of CityCenter, said in a statement.

How much will CityCenter slash its condo prices?: Friday, September 11, 2009; By Buck Wargo; CityCenter, by the end of September, is expected to announce how much it will cut condominium prices, but one gaming research group says co-owner MGM Mirage will have success trimming those prices about 30 percent.

CityCenter gives condominium buyers hope for price cuts: real estate:; Saturday, August 15, 2009; By Liz Benston; Buyers of CityCenter condos, grumbling about the drop in real estate values and other concerns, say MGM Mirage officials who were previously reluctant to discuss the issues are now reaching out to them. Buyers say they hope the talks lead to price reductions on existing sales contracts, which is their primary goal. MGM Mirage officials, worried that some buyers will not want to close on their units, are also inviting customers to discuss their concerns about construction problems uncovered at CityCenter in recent months.

For CityCenter’s nongaming Mandarin Oriental, service is ‘be-all, end-all’: Guest experience to start with ride to 23rd-floor ‘sky lobby,’ greeting by name; Tuesday, July 21, 2009; By Liz Benston; Employees at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, which opens Dec. 4 at CityCenter, are not allowed to point. They must escort guests to their destination rather than simply signaling or telling them how to get there. This small detail is one of many that Mandarin Oriental executives hope will set a new standard for service in Las Vegas. Customers who walk into the receiving lobby off the Strip will be escorted to the main lobby on the 23rd floor, where they will be greeted by name.

CityCenter hotel begins search for 500 workers: economy:; Monday, July 20, 2009; By Amanda Finnegan; CityCenter’s Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas is accepting applications to fill more than 500 jobs, the hotel announced today. The non-gaming, luxury hotel will be hiring for a variety of positions including in food and beverage, hotel operations, spa and fitness, finance, facilities and security.

CityCenter condo prices not bending to market: REAL ESTATE: MGM Mirage isn’t budging, though some buyers may walk away; Thursday, May 21, 2009; By Liz Benston; Buyers of CityCenter condos are urging the project’s managing partner, MGM Mirage, to lower prices on the units by 30 percent to 50 percent to better reflect the valley’s sagging condo market. MGM Mirage is balking at the idea — at least for now. Some buyers — many of them signed purchase contracts more than two years ago — are bracing for an uncomfortable confrontation with the company late this year.

4882 Frank Sinatra Drive
Las Vegas, NV
89109
(702) 590-8888
Web site
Rooms: 392 rooms and 225 residences. Residences are located above the 23rd floor, while the hotel rooms are below.
Amenities:
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental
12,000 square feet of meeting space
Pool area with 20 cabanas
82-seat Mandarin Bar on the 23rd floor
Restaurants:
Chef Pierre Gagnaire's Twist
Mandarin Oriental Tea Room
MOzen Bistro
Amore Patisserie
Poolside Cafe
Art:
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen - "Typewrite Eraser, Scale X."
Jun Kaneko's "Untitled" pieces in the Mandarin Oriental lobby
Masatoshi Izumi - "Untitled, 2007-2008"